# NTSB MIA98LA022: Cessna 172, N4105F, Crystal River, FL, November 3, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 3, 1997, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC) - Place: Crystal River, FL - Location: 28.8955° N, 82.6019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal River, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8955&lon=-82.6019&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 2, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38424 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98LA022 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38424/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA022 ## Probable cause The certified flight instructors improper supervision of the rated pilot during a crosswind landing resulting in an in-flight collision with the left wing of the airplane and the runway, subsequent loss of directional control on landing rollout, and collision with an embankment. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind - supervision - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command ## Analysis The certified flight instructor stated the rated student pilot was making a crosswind landing. He encountered a strong gust of wind, lifting the right wing up. The left wing collided with the runway. The airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and collided with an embankment. ## Factual narrative On November 3, 1997, about 1250 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172, N4105F, registered to Candy Can Do Inc., leased by Crystal Aero Group Inc, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, crashed on landing at Crystal River Airport, Crystal River, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The certified flight instructor and private pilot receiving instruction reported no injuries. The flight originated from Inverness, Florida, about 1 hour 20 minutes before the accident. The CFI stated the student rated private pilot was flying the airplane and entered the traffic pattern for a left downwind to runway 27. He encountered a crosswind from the right on short final and started his landing flare at about 20 feet. A strong gust of wind caught the right wing, lifting it, and the left wing collided with the runway. The airplane veered to the left, departed the runway and collided with an embankment. Review of weather information obtained from Gainesville Automated Flight Service Station, for the period of the accident revealed no recorded record of turbulence, downdrafts, gusts, or windshear. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4105F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4105F-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 46005, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 46005 - Engines: Continental O-300D-2-2 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Crystal Aero Group Inc - Registered owner: Lee Sears - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 16, 1997 - Departed: X-41, INVERNESS, FL - Destination: X-31 - Airport: X31, Crystal River Airport, runway 27, 4,300 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 4,867 total, 320 in this make and model, 4,800 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 43 °F - Observed at: GNV, 55 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19971103031699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971103031699A), Nov 3, 1997: Cessna 172, Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. Private student allowed a hard landing in a crosswind. CFI along for ride. (.4)the certified flight instructor stated the rated student pilot was making a… ## Other investigations on N4105F (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA66F0245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0245), Sep 4, 1965: Cessna 172 (N4105F), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.